Pass:Charity event Sigma Soulmates was hosted at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.Sigma Soulmates is hosted by the NIU Sigma Sigma Sigma chapter. It is a fantastic event that raises money for the Robbie Page Memorial, which funds play...
PassIt looks like alumni do care about things other than fancy buildings and attending football games.According to today’s Northern Star article, alumnus Ralph Strozza is, for the second time, donating SDL Trados Studio licenses for the Foreign Language...
PassThe general education program is finally getting a necessary face lift.The plan is to make gen. eds more relevant to students and their majors. This will make our time and money spent as students worth the while and financial burden.NIU is taking...
PassAll the Facebook statuses and tweets out there are about the two snow days NIU and a majority of the Chicagoland area have received this lovely week.Having two days off is more perfect than waking up to a sunny morning of birds chirping and Cinderella...
Timothy RitterResident of MaltaEditorial Board,You noted with enthusiasm that conceal carry will not be allowed in public parks. As you said, why should anyone bring gun to a park? After all, it’s a place for kids to play, not a place for violence.I...
See what events pass and fail as judged by Perspective Editor Shaz Sheikhali.PassCity helps spread info on new Ill. lawCity Council is taking the initiative to ensure gunholders are aware that, yes, they may now carry concealed firearms, but not on various...
Which events pass? Which ones fail? Find out what columnist Anthony Szudarski had to say about it.Pass: Cordle confesses on YouTubeMatthew Cordle of Columbus, Ohio, confessed in a YouTube video to driving drunk, which resulted in a car accident that killed...
Pass: House members standing up to NSAThe House of Representatives voted down an amendment July 23 that would significantly reduce the data-collection powers of the National Security Agency.Typically, I would say our government failing to view the people’s...
PASS Woman celebritized for driving erratically Usually, when people drive like jerks, their punishment is being flipped the bird by a passersby. Or worse, a mustachioed police officer gives them a stern finger wagging and a fine. But for one Cleveland...
The Northern Star doles out grades for current events. But, unlike your least favorite professor, we reveal the explanation behind the grade we give. "Economic Treason:" FAIL. Negative campaign ads have become endemic in politics, but the recent announcement...
The Northern Star doles out grades for current events. But, unlike your least favorite professor, we reveal the explanation behind the grade we give. Opposition Party: PASS. For managing to break Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's stranglehold on the...
Terry Jones and the Dove World Outreach Center recieve a failing grade for its decision to go ahead and burn copies of the Quran. White House and Military Officials have said it could endanger troops, civilians, and the success of the counterinsurgency...
